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some_o malady_n and_o by_o the_o loathsomeness_n of_o other_o rather_o than_o want_v matter_n of_o trouble_n he_o will_v be_v most_o of_o all_o trouble_a that_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o vex_v he_o vii_o in_o his_o sober_a interval_n and_o fit_n when_o he_o consider_v that_o he_o must_v die_v and_o begin_v to_o cast_v up_o the_o account_n of_o his_o sin_n it_o will_v be_v some_o trouble_n to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v without_o chastisement_n whereby_o he_o know_v he_o be_v a_o bastard_n and_o not_o a_o son_n heb._n 12.8_o viii_o it_o will_v disquiet_v he_o not_o a_o little_a
that_o he_o live_v at_o rest_n in_o his_o possession_n and_o become_v his_o great_a cross_n that_o he_o have_v prosperity_n in_o all_o thing_n not_o only_o the_o sting_n and_o the_o stroke_n but_o the_o very_a remembrance_n of_o death_n will_v be_v bitter_a to_o he_o so_o say_v jesus_n the_o son_n of_o sirach_n wisd_v 4.1_o verse_n 1._o the_o prayer_n and_o yet_o how_o hardly_o can_v we_o endure_v even_o the_o small_a trouble_n for_o thy_o sake_n o_o lord_n so_o insensible_a be_v we_o of_o thy_o goodness_n so_o forgetful_a of_o thy_o power_n that_o we_o do_v not_o only_o in_o our_o want_n condemn_v and_o accuse_v thy_o providence_n but_o be_v ready_a even_o to_o turn_v infidel_n in_o our_o misfortune_n ii_o make_v we_o therefore_o o_o lord_n to_o see_v the_o vanity_n both_o of_o the_o world_n and_o our_o own_o heart_n the_o pleasure_n of_o it_o may_v neither_o drown_v nor_o the_o cross_n of_o it_o deject_v our_o hope_n or_o discourage_v our_o obedience_n let_v that_o glory_n which_o 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may_v say_v of_o live_v as_o if_o he_o have_v surfeit_v of_o life_n cry_v out_o in_o haste_n it_o be_v enough_o and_o with_o the_o very_a same_o breath_n desire_v god_n to_o take_v away_o for_o so_o say_v the_o scripture_n 1_o king_n 19.14_o v._o he_o go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n a_o solitary_a place_n and_o there_o he_o sit_v under_o a_o juniper_n tree_n in_o a_o melancholy_a posture_n and_o request_v of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v die_v in_o a_o very_a disconsolate_a and_o doleful_a manner_n even_o pour_v forth_o his_o soul_n in_o these_o melt_a accent_n it_o be_v enough_o now_o o_o lord_n take_v away_o my_o life_n for_o i_o be_o no_o better_a than_o my_o father_n vi_o and_o if_o elijah_n day_n be_v full_a of_o trouble_n how_o be_v job_n overwhelm_v and_o run_v over_o with_o his_o calamity_n when_o the_o terror_n of_o god_n do_v set_v themselves_o in_o array_n against_o he_o job_n 6.4_o how_o do_v he_o long_o for_o destruction_n verse_n 8_o 9_o o_o say_v he_o that_o i_o may_v have_v 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disease_n be_v those_o legion_n eject_v by_o thy_o word_n receive_v in_o i_o be_v i_o as_o bad_a as_o satan_n can_v wish_v to_o make_v i_o yet_o i_o know_v thy_o goodness_n and_o i_o do_v not_o doubt_v thy_o power_n but_o thou_o can_v cleanse_v i_o and_o ease_v i_o of_o all_o my_o trouble_n vexation_n and_o infirmity_n and_o bring_v i_o at_o last_o to_o thy_o heavenly_a kingdom_n amen_n meditation_n xxix_o of_o improve_n our_o time_n if_o man_n time_n be_v but_o short_a it_o concern_v we_o to_o take_v up_o the_o prayer_n of_o david_n psal_n 39.4_o that_o god_n will_v teach_v we_o to_o know_v our_o end_n and_o the_o number_n of_o our_o day_n that_o we_o like_o hezekiah_n 2_o king_n 20.6_o may_v be_v full_o certify_v how_o short_a our_o time_n be_v it_o concern_v we_o to_o take_v up_o the_o resolution_n of_o job_n 14.2_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o appoint_a time_n incessant_o to_o wait_v till_o our_o change_n come_v ii_o it_o concern_v we_o not_o to_o say_v with_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o parable_n luke_n 12.18_o we_o will_v pull_v down_o our_o barn_n and_o build_v great_a and_o there_o we_o will_v bestow_v all_o our_o fruit_n and_o our_o good_n much_o less_o may_v we_o say_v with_o that_o other_o world_v verse_n 19_o soul_n take_v your_o ease_n eat_v drink_v and_o be_v merry_a for_o you_o have_v much_o good_n lay_v up_o for_o many_o year_n for_o alas_o how_o can_v we_o know_v silly_a creature_n as_o we_o be_v but_o that_o this_o very_a night_n yea_o this_o very_a minute_n either_o they_o may_v be_v take_v from_o we_o or_o we_o from_o they_o there_o be_v such_o a_o fadingness_n on_o their_o part_n and_o such_o a_o fickleness_n on_o we_o iii_o but_o rather_o it_o concern_v we_o to_o say_v with_o job_n chap._n 1.21_o naked_a come_v we_o into_o the_o world_n and_o naked_a shall_v we_o go_v out_o of_o it_o or_o rather_o yet_o it_o concern_v we_o to_o say_v with_o david_n psal_n 39.12_o that_o we_o be_v stranger_n upon_o earth_n and_o but_o so_o many_o sojourner_n as_o all_o our_o father_n be_v for_o whilst_o we_o consider_v we_o be_v but_o stranger_n we_o shall_v as_o strangers_z and_o pilgrim_n abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n which_o war_n against_o the_o soul_n 1_o pet._n 2.12_o heb._n 11.13_o iv_o and_o so_o long_o as_o we_o remember_v we_o be_v but_o sojourner_n upon_o earth_n we_o shall_v pass_v the_o time_n of_o our_o sojourn_v here_o in_o fear_n and_o behave_v ourselves_o among_o the_o gentile_n as_o a_o choose_a generation_n a_o royal_a priesthood_n a_o holy_a nation_n a_o peculiar_a people_n we_o shall_v
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